A Brief Biography of Alexander Pope

Originally published in “Encyclopedia Americana” in 1919, this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, describes the life and work of 18th century English poet Alexander Pope, famous for his “Rape of the Lock” and his translations of Homer’s “Iliad” and “Odyssey.”Includes supplemental •A Brief Summary of the Life of Alexander Pope•About “The Rape of the Lock,” “The Dunciad,” and “An Essay on Man”Sample Pope’s character is so intimately connected with his personality that it is impossible to omit here some description of his habits and appearance. Though amiable and attractive in childhood, his sedentary life and close application in early youth speedily affected a constitution not radically sound at the outset. He was remarkably frail and small (four feet six), and he rapidly became deformed. As already stated he was a martyr to headaches. In his diet he required to exercise the greatest caution; and he suffered cruelly for any deviation from his regimen. He was intensely susceptible to changes of temperature and climate.About the Austin Dobson (1840–1921) was an English poet, essayist, and biographer. Other works include “A Handbook of English Literature,” “Eighteenth Century Essays,” and “Life of Oliver Goldsmith.”